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AV-8B HARRIER II UNITS OF OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM
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| By: |
Lon O. Nordeen, Jim Laurier (Illus) |
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Paperback |
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£13.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1782003444 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781782003441 |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
7 July, 2014 |
| Series: |
Combat Aircraft 104 |
| Pages: |
96 |
| Description: |
In the 1970s the USMC bought the AV-8A Harrier from the UK whose VTOL capabilities allowed it to serve as a tactical aircraft that could deploy with Marine forces on amphibious assault ships and provide air cover and close air support from large deck aircraft carriers. This title presents the accounts of AV-8B air operations and missions. |
| Synopsis: |
In the 1970s the USMC bought the AV-8A Harrier from the UK whose VTOL capabilities allowed it to serve as a tactical aircraft that could deploy with Marine forces on amphibious assault ships and provide air cover and close air support from large deck aircraft carriers. Third in a trilogy on US Marine Corps Harrier IIs in combat, it will be the first volume to cover the whole story of the AV-8B's service employment during peacekeeping operations and then in Afghanistan. With profile artwork for all frontline AV-8B units detailing the unique colours and markings applied by each squadron, this volume presents the widest variety of first-hand accounts of AV-8B air operations and missions by pilots and ground forces involved in Operation Enduring Freedom published to date. |
| Illustrations: |
20 b/w; 84 col |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Osprey Publishing |
| Returns: |
Returnable |